The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101099910105666655566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)989696987068686765646469726812413313814314312555111165189
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.03
4:42AM
1.77
5:11PM
1.17
5:35AM
1.82
6:02PM
1.32
6:20AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.44
11:33AM
0.44
10:48PM
0.39
12:15PM
0.36
11:47PM
0.34
12:50PM
0.29
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1----1----
Temp. °C221816151519212121212020202323242323222222242424
Feels °C (?)1511991116191920201918182021222122212019212021
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